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March 28, 2024

Donald Trump calls Penn Jillette a ‘goofball atheist’

'All-Star Celebrity Apprentice': Finale

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Trace Adkins, Donald Trump, Joan Rivers and Penn Jillette on the finale of “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” on NBC on Sunday, May 19, 2013.

Updated Thursday, July 16, 2015 | 4:30 p.m.

What do you do when you have beef with someone and you can’t sleep? You post your messy feelings all over social media. It may be drivel, but it makes you feel better.

The rich and famous aren’t immune to the satisfaction that comes with the hate tweet. And Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had something eating him up this morning.

Las Vegas celebrity magician Penn Jillette is in Trump territory — New York City — performing on Broadway, and Trump finds it ... well, this is what he tweeted early this morning.

If Trump were president, more important things might be keeping him up at 3 a.m. For now, Jillette’s New York invasion is plenty.

In text messages today to the Las Vegas Sun's John Katsilometes, Jillette responded: “I’ve always liked Trump for having no filter. I’m embarrassed to say I even like this. He’s never seen our show, and I think that matters.”

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